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use just once per day for dawn-to-dark hold. it is important to use the product as directed. fixodent and forget it. >>> if fishing along a secluded tropical reef miles away from another soul sounds like your idea of paradise, then you'll relate to the subjects of our next piece. sharks. hundreds of them. whose presence on a coral reef in the south pacific is an important barometer for measuring the health of our oceans. these creatures are critical in keeping the seas in balance, as jeremy hubbard reports. >> reporter: it is a predator's play ground. some of the most shark infested waters in the world. >> how many sharks are here? maybe 50? this is amazing. >> reporter: these sharks have likely never seen humans before. they live in one of the most remote stretches of the south pacific, where an underwater eden exists. a beautiful, wet wilderness, in peril. >> this used to be a really nice coral forest, with really big coral. but now, most of the corals are very small and most of them are dead and covered by algae. >> reporter: this man, a signist tnd national geographic exp
use just once per day for dawn-to-dark hold. it is important to use the product as directed. fixodent and forget it. >>> if fishing along a secluded tropical reef miles away from another soul sounds like your idea of paradise, then you'll relate to the subjects of our next piece. sharks. hundreds of them. whose presence on a coral reef in the south pacific is an important barometer for measuring the health of our oceans. these creatures are critical in keeping the seas in balance, as...
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just don't feel .like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies? [ glass shatters ] more passion for the one you love? more fun with your family and friends? it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone, or low t. c'mon, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor r and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. one month, five years after you do retire? ♪ client comes in and they have a box. and inside that box is their financial life. people wake up and realize i better start doing something. we open up that box. we organize it. and we make decisions. we really are here to help you. they look back and think, "wow. i never thought i could do this." but we've actually done it. [ male announcer ] visit ameriprise.com and put a confident retirement more within reach. >>> so, what's your religious iq for specific facts? the pew forum asked 3400 americans some facts about the religions of the world, te
just don't feel .like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies? [ glass shatters ] more passion for the one you love? more fun with your family and friends? it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone, or low t. c'mon, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor r and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. one month, five years after you do retire?...
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the number of us holding college degrees is up. students told us they're staying in school, hoping to ride out the recession. >> two years out or three years out, maybe the job market has opened itself up a little bit. >> reporter: but perhaps most telling, this. more americans rely on food stamps than ever before. more than 11 million people. one in every ten families now needing help, people like clyde hardin, who spoke to us from georgia by skype. he lost his job last year. >> i've worked my whole life. now i can't do anything for my family. >> reporter: hardin has two daughters. >> you don't know what it's like to say, "i'm sorry, we can't afford it, i'm sorry we can't buy the school picture, because i don't have money." you doesn't know what it's like to tell a little girl that. >> reporter: those pictures, a portrait of our country tonight. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >>> and as we head toward the elections in november. as you know, illegal immigration is an issue simmering throughout the country. and tonight it's fro
the number of us holding college degrees is up. students told us they're staying in school, hoping to ride out the recession. >> two years out or three years out, maybe the job market has opened itself up a little bit. >> reporter: but perhaps most telling, this. more americans rely on food stamps than ever before. more than 11 million people. one in every ten families now needing help, people like clyde hardin, who spoke to us from georgia by skype. he lost his job last year....
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they used to make 13,000 different pieces. now they make just 6,000. >> lady over there is actually filling in the last packs of lego. >> reporter: he sold lego land to a company that actually knows how to run a theme park. popular lines, many of them aimed at girls, were discontinued. >> when we were struggling, i was thinking, i don't know where the lego brick is part of the future. >> reporter: but he figured even in an age of tv and video games, kids still want to play with their hands. lego has moved away from the purer simpler lego i remember from my youth. these days, lego men carry guns. there's more fighting and it seems more instructions. >> you can build the high tech lego agents car. >> reporter: i felt that lego let my imagination run wild -- >> it's in your hands to help solve the great mystery. >> reporter: now kids are told how to create an indiana jones fight scene. by doing that you are imposing some limits or directions on the child's creative play. >> i don't think it limits their imagination. i think it sh
they used to make 13,000 different pieces. now they make just 6,000. >> lady over there is actually filling in the last packs of lego. >> reporter: he sold lego land to a company that actually knows how to run a theme park. popular lines, many of them aimed at girls, were discontinued. >> when we were struggling, i was thinking, i don't know where the lego brick is part of the future. >> reporter: but he figured even in an age of tv and video games, kids still want to...
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time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. >>> here are some stories to watch today on abc news. secretary of state hillary clinton hopes to negotiate key obstacles in today's mideast peace talks. she says the time is right for palestinian and israeli leaders to agree upon a permanent peace plan. >>> president obama delivers his back to school address today in philadelphia. that address will be heard in schools nationwide. >>> and on asian currency markets this morning the dollar hit a 15-year low against the japanese yen. the dollar did retreat after early trading. >>> and finally from us this half hour, a look inside the pope's library. it was founded way back in the 1450s with just a few hundred latin articles. >> today it is home to some of the world's rarest books, including the oldest known complete bible. here's the bbc's duncan kennedy. >> reporter: in the shadow of st. peter's basilica
time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. >>> here are some stories to watch today on abc news. secretary of state hillary clinton hopes to negotiate key obstacles in today's mideast peace talks. she says the time is right for palestinian and israeli leaders to agree upon a permanent peace plan. >>> president obama...
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just don't feel .like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies? [ glass shatters ] more passion for the one you love? more fun with your family and friends? it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone, or low t. c'mon, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor r and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. caltrate delivers 1200 mg # of calcium plus vitamin d to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis. it's never too late or caltrate. and now big news -- the same caltrate comes in a new, smaller, easy to swallow pill. why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while
just don't feel .like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies? [ glass shatters ] more passion for the one you love? more fun with your family and friends? it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone, or low t. c'mon, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor r and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. caltrate delivers 1200 mg # of calcium...
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can you tell us about that day? >> it was what is asked of us to do every day, but honestly, to tell the story about that day, hurts me. >> reporter: staff sergeant brett perry was near giunta when they were ambushed. >> i can't even begin to describe how intense it was. i could see the guys -- i could see their muzzle flashes. >> reporter: that is when sal giunta made his extraordinary move. seeing his best friend, platoon leader josh brennan was badly wounded and being dragged away by insurgent, giunta charged right into the ambush after them, under heavy fire. how often do you remember that time, that day? >> i think about it multiple times a day. i think about it every day. all the time. >> reporter: giunta pulled brennan to safety. >> he was putting everything he had to keeping brennan alive. he was talking to him, comforting him, saying, you know, you're -- all you got to do is survive. you're done. you're going to go home. all you have to do is pull through. >> reporter: but brennan did not make it. and amid
can you tell us about that day? >> it was what is asked of us to do every day, but honestly, to tell the story about that day, hurts me. >> reporter: staff sergeant brett perry was near giunta when they were ambushed. >> i can't even begin to describe how intense it was. i could see the guys -- i could see their muzzle flashes. >> reporter: that is when sal giunta made his extraordinary move. seeing his best friend, platoon leader josh brennan was badly wounded and being...
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they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. we call us we the people. >> reporter: trying to turn questions about her finances and her credibility into an astault by an out of touch ruling class on ordinary americans of faith. >> will they attack us? yes. will they smear our backgrounds and distort our records? undoubtedly. >> reporter: it is to a degree working. o'donnell claims to have raised $1.6 million through her website since her victory tuesday night and taken opportunities like last night's candidates forum in delaware to explain comments from her previous life as a conservative activist. such as this clip from mtv in 1996. >> the bible says that lust in your heart is committing adultery, so you can't mass tur bait without lust. >> i was in my 20s and excited about my new-found faith but i assure you my faith has matured and when i go to washington, d.c. it'll be the constitution on which i base all of my decisions. >> she's doing a very good job to try to marginalize a lot of the things that have come out about her. >
they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. we call us we the people. >> reporter: trying to turn questions about her finances and her credibility into an astault by an out of touch ruling class on ordinary americans of faith. >> will they attack us? yes. will they smear our backgrounds and distort our records? undoubtedly. >> reporter: it is to a degree working. o'donnell claims to have raised $1.6 million through her website since her victory tuesday night and taken...
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it's not going to touch us and within three hours it's right on top of us. bottled water, generators and 300,000 peoples to north carolina and massachusetts. >> we could see watches and warnings continue to move up the east coast. that's why it's so important for residents to have an evacuation plan ready to go if the orders are called for. >> reporter: fema says residents from north carolina to maine should look out for storm surge. a moving wall of water that could do terrible things to low-lying areas, highlighted here in blue. this is cape cod. in the path of earl, and home to half a million summer residents. the winds have started to pick up. and the waves are certainly telling us tonight that something big is coming this way. if earl gets any closer, which everyone here hopes doesn't happen, there will be many more evacuations called tomorrow in many more places. >> as you told us, steve, these are crucial hours right now, and as those emergency teams just warned, the hurricane could speed up and turn towards shore on a dime. so, let's bring in sam cha
it's not going to touch us and within three hours it's right on top of us. bottled water, generators and 300,000 peoples to north carolina and massachusetts. >> we could see watches and warnings continue to move up the east coast. that's why it's so important for residents to have an evacuation plan ready to go if the orders are called for. >> reporter: fema says residents from north carolina to maine should look out for storm surge. a moving wall of water that could do terrible...
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use just once per day for dawn-to-dark hold. it is important to use the product as directed. fixodent and forget it. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. >>> if fishing along a secluded tropical reef miles away from another soul sounds like your idea of paradise, then you'll relate to the subjects of our next piece. sharks. hundreds of them. whose presence on a coral reef in the south pacific is an important barometer for measuring the health of our oceans. these creatures are critical in keeping the seas in balance, as jeremy hubbard reports. >> reporter: it is a predator's play ground. some of the most shark infested waters in the world. >> how m
use just once per day for dawn-to-dark hold. it is important to use the product as directed. fixodent and forget it. bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million?...
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. >> it's going to kill us. i mean, because, you know, everybody that would come visit the atlantic beach for labor day week send now going to be looking at the exact same forecast that we see. >> reporter: at hardware stores, up and down the carolina coast -- >> gas cans. flashlights. batteries. >> reporter: the customers were anxious. the stores were busy and running out of generators and other supplies. >> we just bought a radio, portable radio. and tv. >> reporter: everyone here is watching this storm closely tonight, crossing their fingers, hoping it jogs to the east. diane? >> all right, steve. and from steve osunsami, we go to sam champion, who is in cedar point, north carolina, tonight, tracking earl. and sam, what about that possibility there could be a high pressure system that blocks the storm and knock it back out into the ocean? >> reporter: diane, two things happened today. and one of them was that cold front that's going to eventually steer earl slowed down today. but earl slowed down today, too.
. >> it's going to kill us. i mean, because, you know, everybody that would come visit the atlantic beach for labor day week send now going to be looking at the exact same forecast that we see. >> reporter: at hardware stores, up and down the carolina coast -- >> gas cans. flashlights. batteries. >> reporter: the customers were anxious. the stores were busy and running out of generators and other supplies. >> we just bought a radio, portable radio. and tv. >>...
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the number of us holding college degrees is up. students say they're staying in school, hoping to ride out the recession. >> two years out, three years out from when i last searched, maybe that job market has opened up a little bit. >> reporter: perhaps most telling, this. more americans rely on food stamps than ever before. more than 11 million people. one in every ten families. people like clyde harden. he spoke to us by skype from georgia. he lost his job a year ago. >> i worked all my life. and now i can't do anything for my family. >> reporter: harden has two daughters. >> you don't know what it's like now. to just sit there and say, i'm sorry, we can't afford it. i'm sorry, i can't buy the school pictures because i don't have money. you don't know what it's like to tell a little girl that. >> reporter: those pictures, a portrait of a family praying next year might be a little better. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> certainly very sobering study. >> no kidding. how the recession kind of has all these ripple effects thro
the number of us holding college degrees is up. students say they're staying in school, hoping to ride out the recession. >> two years out, three years out from when i last searched, maybe that job market has opened up a little bit. >> reporter: perhaps most telling, this. more americans rely on food stamps than ever before. more than 11 million people. one in every ten families. people like clyde harden. he spoke to us by skype from georgia. he lost his job a year ago. >> i...
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take a look at this wasteland that used to be a neighborhood. now, people who live down there still aren't allowed to go back in. instead, it's filled with investigators who are still trying to figure out exactly why this happened. the natural gas pipe that leveled this neighborhood was packed up and trucked out by the ntsb today as their most critical piece of evidence, even as neighbors just down the street are finally returning home. >> what the [ bleep ] happened? >> reporter: the people who live on the street where this incredible home video was taken are still nervous, and the sight of pg&e workers using electronic sniffers to check for more leaks under their street isn't helping. >> i feel secure, but she's not. she's scared. she keeps telling me, "i don't wanna come home, mom, i don't wanna go home." >> reporter: investigators so far have two areas of concern as they examined the pipe which was first installed in 1956. first, that it has a long seam where it was welded together and may have been susceptible to corrosion. but they've also
take a look at this wasteland that used to be a neighborhood. now, people who live down there still aren't allowed to go back in. instead, it's filled with investigators who are still trying to figure out exactly why this happened. the natural gas pipe that leveled this neighborhood was packed up and trucked out by the ntsb today as their most critical piece of evidence, even as neighbors just down the street are finally returning home. >> what the [ bleep ] happened? >> reporter:...
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lightning hit an office building that used to be a church. the powerful bolt sent the steeple crashing through the roof. it slammed into a woman's desk just moments after she got up to attend a meeting. just look at all that damage. thankfully no one was hurt. >> very lucky. >>> now here is a look at your thursday forecast. 70-mile-an-hour winds and hail from minnesota to kansas. up to 4 inches of rain and ebaoding fr thes to showers in south florida, new orleans, houston thunderstorms from southern >> cooler in the pacific 59 in seattle. 65 in portland. phoenix hits 95. boise 75. meanwhile, 78 in omaha. 88 in chicago. 91 in indianapolis. upper 80s from baltimore down to miami. >>> it was the king of all bake sales after new orleans snapped up a new world record. >> we told you yesterday how the bakers in the big easy were hoping to make the biggest king cake ever. well, they did it and their king cake circled the superdome twice. there were actually two cakes each weighing more than 4,000 pounds. >> the cakes were topped off with black and g
lightning hit an office building that used to be a church. the powerful bolt sent the steeple crashing through the roof. it slammed into a woman's desk just moments after she got up to attend a meeting. just look at all that damage. thankfully no one was hurt. >> very lucky. >>> now here is a look at your thursday forecast. 70-mile-an-hour winds and hail from minnesota to kansas. up to 4 inches of rain and ebaoding fr thes to showers in south florida, new orleans, houston...
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and the waves are certainly telling us tonight that something big is coming this way. if earl gets any closer, which everyone here hopes doesn't happen, there will certainly, diane, be many more evacuations called tomorrow, in many more places. >> as you told us, steve, these are crucial hours right now, and as those emergency teams just warned, the hurricane could speed up and turn towards shore on a dime. so, let's bring in sam champion. he's in atlantic beach tonight. sam, give us a sense of the dimension of the storm. >> reporter: diane, this is a monster. not only is earl regained its category 4 strength, but look at the size of it on our 3d satellite image. 400 miles across. a little bit more than that, the size of this storm. and look at that eye getting better formed as it restrengthened during the day today. but that doesn't tell the whole story. the wind speeds here are just as kind of impressive. more than 200 miles from the center of this storm are tropical storm force winds. up to 73 miles an hour. 100 miles from the eye are hurricane force winds, anything
and the waves are certainly telling us tonight that something big is coming this way. if earl gets any closer, which everyone here hopes doesn't happen, there will certainly, diane, be many more evacuations called tomorrow, in many more places. >> as you told us, steve, these are crucial hours right now, and as those emergency teams just warned, the hurricane could speed up and turn towards shore on a dime. so, let's bring in sam champion. he's in atlantic beach tonight. sam, give us a...
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not that thing behind us. we're real. what's realer than that? >> we'll be back with more real after this. >>> disney's epscott stheem park holds a place in the childhood memories of so many. it was designed as the city of tomorrow that would never be completed. >> that holds true today as epcot turns 28 years old this week. from the "abc news vault," epon the the company's opening way back on october 21st, 1982. >> reporter: with an 18-story spaceship at its entrance, epcot is a $1 billion gamble that disney can still work its former magic. but this time, the company is going after a different audience. adults. the 260-acre theme park combines a look into the future and a visit to nine countries. sort of a permanent world's fair. epcot is only a monorail ride from the magic kingdom. but here, make-believe is out, education is in. nowhere is there a single pair of mouse ears. this is adult fare. fancy shops, restaurants, and a disney first, alcoholic beverages. >> we realize that a lot of people are driving right by us right now because they thin
not that thing behind us. we're real. what's realer than that? >> we'll be back with more real after this. >>> disney's epscott stheem park holds a place in the childhood memories of so many. it was designed as the city of tomorrow that would never be completed. >> that holds true today as epcot turns 28 years old this week. from the "abc news vault," epon the the company's opening way back on october 21st, 1982. >> reporter: with an 18-story spaceship at...
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she took us all out on a yacht. >> yeah, very cool. >> wined us and dined us. and i actually was able to snap a quick picture. so you can see diane right there. cheek to cheek with me. >> looking buddy-buddy. >> i know. and i also saw george stephanopoulos, who i'm sure is either up right now or getting ready for "good morning america." such a nice party. >> i don't know how he made it out when he has to do "good morning america" later today. >> well, you know, everyone was so thankful that you took on the charge, the heavy charge of being the captain on the boat. >> oh, really? >> we werallfufo that. there you are. >> that's right. >> your hands are freak i will say that i want to keep everyone safe. you and i were getting chummy. i wanted to make everyone safe. >> so let's get on with your "sknnis m stewart were havi o whole story, fox news's glenn beck basically held a rally and basically his whole thing was this is a religious rebirth in america at the site where the mlk speech was given, "i have a dream." so jon stewart, kind of seizing on that momentum, d
she took us all out on a yacht. >> yeah, very cool. >> wined us and dined us. and i actually was able to snap a quick picture. so you can see diane right there. cheek to cheek with me. >> looking buddy-buddy. >> i know. and i also saw george stephanopoulos, who i'm sure is either up right now or getting ready for "good morning america." such a nice party. >> i don't know how he made it out when he has to do "good morning america" later today....
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nick schifrin joins us to show us how dangerous these missions can be. >> reporter: every night, dozens of helicopters fly over some of the roughest terrain in the world. transporting special operations forces on secret missions. kill or capture taliban commanders. nearly a dozen of those troops were flying in a blackhawk, the military's workhorse helicopter. just before 5:00 a.m., they were trying to land, according to one official, when the helicopter crashed, immediately catching fire. this year the military has more than doubled the number of special operations raids. but they are not without risk, especially at night. abc's mike boettcher talked with three pilots. >> i would say the biggest challenges we face are landing in whiteout conditions, at night when there's little to no ambient lighting from the noon. >> reporter: the military trains its pilots to fly in those broken-out conditions, when the dust kicks up so much they're virtually blind. >> something you know that's not going to move so you can keep your eyes on it when it dust starts blowing. you know it's not going to mo
nick schifrin joins us to show us how dangerous these missions can be. >> reporter: every night, dozens of helicopters fly over some of the roughest terrain in the world. transporting special operations forces on secret missions. kill or capture taliban commanders. nearly a dozen of those troops were flying in a blackhawk, the military's workhorse helicopter. just before 5:00 a.m., they were trying to land, according to one official, when the helicopter crashed, immediately catching fire....
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for now, they can keep using the retardant. in utah, it's being used with bulldozers and ground crews to push the fire back. diana alvear, abc news, los angeles. >>> nato says a helicopter crash has killed nine military service members today in afghanistan. it happened in the northwestern part of the country, in zabul province. they do not provide nationalities for the victims. the nine deaths make this year the deadliest of the afghan war. at least 529 people have been killed so far. >>> with the u.n. general assembly under way in new york, u.s. peace talks are in focus. the israeli and palestinian presidents got together on the sidelines yesterday. the israelis will be put under a bit of pressure. the mediators involved in the peace process, will call on israel to extend its moratorium on building west bank settlements. the settlement freeze is due to expire at the end of the months. >>> in an effort to repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy, covering gays in the military, faces a crucial vote today in the senate. it repeals
for now, they can keep using the retardant. in utah, it's being used with bulldozers and ground crews to push the fire back. diana alvear, abc news, los angeles. >>> nato says a helicopter crash has killed nine military service members today in afghanistan. it happened in the northwestern part of the country, in zabul province. they do not provide nationalities for the victims. the nine deaths make this year the deadliest of the afghan war. at least 529 people have been killed so far....
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and thanks for being with us. today, congress gets a progress check on how safe the nation's transit system is when it comes to terrorism. >> that, of course, is just one front in the war on terror. a war, now, with more and more threats coming from within our borders. >> emily schmidt has the details this morning from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and vinita, good morning to you. the u.s. counterterrorism chief says over the past year, we've seen more significant terror developments than any year since 9/11. there are more threats. and they're happening closer to hope home. top intelligence officials say fighting terrorism is getting more complicated because extremists are looking for help from people within u.s. boarders. >> a new and changing facet of the terrorist threat comes from homegrown terrorists. by which, i mean, u.s. persons. >> reporter: there were three attempted attacks in seven months. first, last year's new york subway plot. then, the christmas day square. and the times square
and thanks for being with us. today, congress gets a progress check on how safe the nation's transit system is when it comes to terrorism. >> that, of course, is just one front in the war on terror. a war, now, with more and more threats coming from within our borders. >> emily schmidt has the details this morning from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and vinita, good morning to you. the u.s. counterterrorism chief says over the past year, we've seen more...
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get ready to meet a bra that can also be used as a face mask. this has been created by a ukrainian scientist. take a look at the woman. like i said, the bra, basically that's what it looks like, you can take the two cups and use one as a face mask. i know this sounds absolutely ridiculous. but they're actually saying in a really -- emergency situation, say if there's something harmful airborne, a woman if she's in this situation could immediately unsnap and in case you're wondering it doesn't matter what the cup size is. >> really? >> adjustable to give the same level of protection. and they are cheap. so that is sort of the newest victoria's secrets trend we might be seeing, the bra/face mask. >> let me understand, if there's an emergency and this woman has a bra on, she can take it off and then cover her face in the event of a nuclear attack, your bra could save your life? that's the gist? really? oh, all right, all right. we'll keep with the highbrow theme now. apparently, moving here from louisiana, a lot of crocodiles down there, and alliga
get ready to meet a bra that can also be used as a face mask. this has been created by a ukrainian scientist. take a look at the woman. like i said, the bra, basically that's what it looks like, you can take the two cups and use one as a face mask. i know this sounds absolutely ridiculous. but they're actually saying in a really -- emergency situation, say if there's something harmful airborne, a woman if she's in this situation could immediately unsnap and in case you're wondering it doesn't...
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we're now coming back here to say, relook at us. have a look at us. try this product out. >> to make nokia better than anything else out there. >> reporter: the man unveiling the new phones won't be there to see if they work. he's resigned after the company brought in a canadian from microsoft to run the business. nokia is in upheaval, but consumers will decide whether it can make another comeback. rory cellan-jones, bbc news, east london. >> iphone has such a stranglehold. i wonder if anyone can crack through that. >> it seems like they pretty much invented the
we're now coming back here to say, relook at us. have a look at us. try this product out. >> to make nokia better than anything else out there. >> reporter: the man unveiling the new phones won't be there to see if they work. he's resigned after the company brought in a canadian from microsoft to run the business. nokia is in upheaval, but consumers will decide whether it can make another comeback. rory cellan-jones, bbc news, east london. >> iphone has such a stranglehold. i...
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we used to use heavy-duty residual pesticides. we don't use as many as those as we once did and is allowing bugs that used to suppress to increase in number. >> reporter: his opinion on how to get rid of them. >> a lot of people say they smell like cilantro so maybe these guys with a little salsa isn't a bad contract. >> reporter: a good suggestion, they are harmless. it's pretty bad. tahman bradley, abc news, silver spring, maryland. >>> between the bedbugs and stink bugs. >> fry them up and eat them.
we used to use heavy-duty residual pesticides. we don't use as many as those as we once did and is allowing bugs that used to suppress to increase in number. >> reporter: his opinion on how to get rid of them. >> a lot of people say they smell like cilantro so maybe these guys with a little salsa isn't a bad contract. >> reporter: a good suggestion, they are harmless. it's pretty bad. tahman bradley, abc news, silver spring, maryland. >>> between the bedbugs and stink...
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and thanks for being with us. well, get ready for a drencher, up and down the east coast today, with air delays stretching nationwide. >> it's all because of a powerful storm system, already spawning possible tornadoes and tearing apart trees. we begin coverage now with emily schmidt. >> reporter: it's hard to know, looking at all of the rain falling all along the east coast. if people are testing the water. >> first tropical storm i've ever been in. so, it's kind of cool. >> reporter: or is the water testing them? north carolina's governor declared a state of emergency, after wilmington at 18 inches of rain since sunday. 4 months worth of water in 100 hours. one inch more would top a record set by hurricane floyd a decade ago. for landscape businesses, it's disappointing. >> it hurts you. like four days in the house doing nothing. >> reporter: for others, it's disorienting. >> i normally make my swing around to go to this box over here. to deliver. and the pavement, you know. >> reporter: clarence williams drives
and thanks for being with us. well, get ready for a drencher, up and down the east coast today, with air delays stretching nationwide. >> it's all because of a powerful storm system, already spawning possible tornadoes and tearing apart trees. we begin coverage now with emily schmidt. >> reporter: it's hard to know, looking at all of the rain falling all along the east coast. if people are testing the water. >> first tropical storm i've ever been in. so, it's kind of cool....
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the police came and knocked on the door and told us we cannot leave the building until they tell us to. >> reporter: on the streets of silver spring, the scene grew frantic. fearing lee might detonate his bombs, police cleared the streets for two blocks around the huge discovery building. in the end lee was the only casualty. his hostages and the 1,900 other people who worked in the building escaped uninjured. with regard to these explosive devices we understand that lee was suspected to have several strapped to his body, as well as carrying three other packages with him into the building. now, i've been told by sources that three packages were brought out of the building and were disrupted by the bomb squad. but that does not mean their work here is done. we are told it's going to be hours still before this building back here, a block and a half behind me down georgia avenue, is declared completely safe. and that means downtown silver spring is going to be tied up for quite some time. in silver spring, brad bell, abc 7 news. >> a really bizarre story there, really amazing. the impress
the police came and knocked on the door and told us we cannot leave the building until they tell us to. >> reporter: on the streets of silver spring, the scene grew frantic. fearing lee might detonate his bombs, police cleared the streets for two blocks around the huge discovery building. in the end lee was the only casualty. his hostages and the 1,900 other people who worked in the building escaped uninjured. with regard to these explosive devices we understand that lee was suspected to...
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he uses color to express emotion or metaphor. the red here, for example, representing the supernatural. these ideas led, in part, to the expressionism of his quartersree friend, vin vent van gogh. some 30 years later. which is all very good. why put on the exhibition at this moment? it is simply a case of gaugin's turn. maybe there's a need for a blockbuster. or is there more to this decision? >> gaugin is very relevant to us today because of the way he explored through his life and art alternatives to what he rejects in material terms of civilization, capitalism. he is drawing away from that, as well as knowing that his art depends on it. so he's fully aware of all the contradictions that we are conscious of today. >> reporter: for all his personal shortcomings -- and there were many -- gaugin was a brilliant colorist. something that is difficult to fully appreciate until a roomful of evidence had been placed before your eyes. >> apparently there's one more piece we have not seen from mr. gaugin. >> let's take a look at that. th
he uses color to express emotion or metaphor. the red here, for example, representing the supernatural. these ideas led, in part, to the expressionism of his quartersree friend, vin vent van gogh. some 30 years later. which is all very good. why put on the exhibition at this moment? it is simply a case of gaugin's turn. maybe there's a need for a blockbuster. or is there more to this decision? >> gaugin is very relevant to us today because of the way he explored through his life and art...
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thanks for being with us. tea party followers are celebrating a number of major victories this morning. >> candidates backed by that movement dealt a blow to candidates backed by the republican establishment. and the last big primary day before november. in delaware, the tea party-backed christine o'donnell, beat long-time congressman mike castle, who had a lock on the senate race just weeks ago. >> in new york, carl paladino rushed his opponent for governor, rick lazio, who had the gop's backing. >> kelly ayotte, is in a neck and neck fight with ovide lamontagne. >> for details on these and other races, emily schmidt has been tracking the overnight numbers. >> reporter: good morning to you. usually, the day after the primary, we are talking about the matchups set between republicans and democrats. but this morning, it's a different story. it's a difference between the tea party surge and the republican establishment. last night, the tea party pulled off some huge surprises. one of the nation's smallest states
thanks for being with us. tea party followers are celebrating a number of major victories this morning. >> candidates backed by that movement dealt a blow to candidates backed by the republican establishment. and the last big primary day before november. in delaware, the tea party-backed christine o'donnell, beat long-time congressman mike castle, who had a lock on the senate race just weeks ago. >> in new york, carl paladino rushed his opponent for governor, rick lazio, who had the...
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thanks for being with us today. we begin, now, with what could be a very wet day along a good part of the eastern seaboard. >> south florida is the area closest to the big storm that is likely to strengthen into tropical storm nicole. some residents have already laid out sandbags in preparation. tropical storm warnings are in effect for key west and south florida counties. those around major cities like miami and ft. lauderdale. >> it's moving north rapidly. accuweather's ava dinges has more. >> the latest tropical system moving for cuba. it's dropping torrential rainfall over cuba. and also, with strong, gusty winds. it's moving into southeastern florida, where miami could pick up four inches of rain just throughout the day. the storm system quickly heading up the east coast, where flooding will again be a concern, into cities like new york and philadelphia. especially into thursday. now, back to you, rob and vinita. >> thanks for that, ava. and sam champion is tracking this tropical trouble. he'll have the latest
thanks for being with us today. we begin, now, with what could be a very wet day along a good part of the eastern seaboard. >> south florida is the area closest to the big storm that is likely to strengthen into tropical storm nicole. some residents have already laid out sandbags in preparation. tropical storm warnings are in effect for key west and south florida counties. those around major cities like miami and ft. lauderdale. >> it's moving north rapidly. accuweather's ava dinges...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning to you. i am pamela brown at 8:27 and time for a look at traffic and weather. what is happening on vre? >>> up to two hours late. up to 40 minutes late on the fredericksburg train. that is because of potential flooding. the rain is affecting mass transit. let me take you to live pictures of you can see what to expect when you hit the road. look at the beltway traffic leaving andrews air force base to get up to fedex appeal. -- fedex fields. we will go out of tyson sent to bethesda and this was a jackknifed tractor-trailer which was straightened out and moved to the shoulder. in virginia, there is a 25-mile backup from dumfries all the way to the 14th street bridge. >>> it is a busy thursday morning with a ton of grain across the entire area. we are looking a moderate showers in the immediate area. we can expect 2-5 inches by the time the system moves out of here. the atmosphere is
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning to you. i am pamela brown at 8:27 and time for a look at traffic and weather. what is happening on vre? >>> up to two hours late. up to 40 minutes late on the fredericksburg train. that is because of potential flooding. the rain is affecting mass transit. let me take you to live pictures of you can see what to expect when you hit the road. look...
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earl makes his way towards us. he's still on track to sideswipe the east coast, with hurricane watches for north carolina and virginia. evacuations are under way in north carolina this morning. sam is there. and we'll have the very latest for us this morning. >> it moved a little east overnight. still a serious threat. >>> our other top story, the president's address from his new oval office last night. saying after seven years of war in iraq, it's time to turn the page and focus on fixing our economy at home. the official handover ceremony takes place in baghdad today. 50,000 troops will remain in iraq. nearly 100,000 in afghanistan. we'll speak with the vice president about what comes next. >>> and a stunning end to the alaska senate race. republican lisa murkowski concedes the race to joe miller, in what may be one of the biggest upsets in the 2010 election. >> the tea party showing so much strength in the republican primaries. >>> we want to get straight to hurricane earl. it's been almost 20 years since a stor
earl makes his way towards us. he's still on track to sideswipe the east coast, with hurricane watches for north carolina and virginia. evacuations are under way in north carolina this morning. sam is there. and we'll have the very latest for us this morning. >> it moved a little east overnight. still a serious threat. >>> our other top story, the president's address from his new oval office last night. saying after seven years of war in iraq, it's time to turn the page and focus...
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stay with us. hó after using roe for a while, i went to my stylist and she said hair was growing back... i was like, yes, this works... [ male announcer ] only rogaine is proven to regrow hair in 85% of guys. puhh puhh puhh putt and that's it. [ male announcer ] stop losing. start gaining. n honking. puhh puhh puhh putt and that's it. a short time ago, this woman suffered from around his house. these people chose freedom over restrictions. independence over limitations. they chose mobility. they chosehe scooter store. and this is the team of mobility experts who made it all happen. ii great news, you've been approved for payment. dr. cruz, i'm calling on behalf ofmarie stanford. and they can make it happen for you. hi, i'm doug harrison, if you're living with limited mobility, call the scooter store today. i promise, no other company will work harder to make you mobile or do more to ensure your total satisfaction. i expected they'd help me file some paperwork with medicare and my insurance. i neve
stay with us. hó after using roe for a while, i went to my stylist and she said hair was growing back... i was like, yes, this works... [ male announcer ] only rogaine is proven to regrow hair in 85% of guys. puhh puhh puhh putt and that's it. [ male announcer ] stop losing. start gaining. n honking. puhh puhh puhh putt and that's it. a short time ago, this woman suffered from around his house. these people chose freedom over restrictions. independence over limitations. they chose mobility....
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don guevara joins us now. >> reporter: good morning. we are near what is being called the epicenter of this massive explosion. we're told at that spot there is a crater 15 feet wide. the asphalt is melted. there's a pipe that's sticking out that's also melted. all this is where that gas line is said to have exploded, resulting in more than 50 homes being destroyed and at least one person dead. a massive fire roared through this residential neighborhood of san bruno, california, throughout the night. fire officials confirmed a 24-inch gas main explosion was responsible for the blaze, which reduced dozens of home to ash within an hour. >> the fireball was, you know, 100 feet or more in the air. all the firefighters, knew right away, it was a major, major thing. and it just could not stop. so, we knew it was some kind of gas main because it kept going. >> reporter: shocked residents didn't know what was happening. >> all of the area become white. >> i heard the noise. i think it was an earthquake. >> reporter: witnesses said the blaze was
don guevara joins us now. >> reporter: good morning. we are near what is being called the epicenter of this massive explosion. we're told at that spot there is a crater 15 feet wide. the asphalt is melted. there's a pipe that's sticking out that's also melted. all this is where that gas line is said to have exploded, resulting in more than 50 homes being destroyed and at least one person dead. a massive fire roared through this residential neighborhood of san bruno, california, throughout...
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fifty-eight different individuals are using, absolutely using my old social security number. my credit score just went out the window. identity theft can be devastating. that's why lifelock is proactive protection, working to help stop identity theft before it happens. and the biggest difference is stopping it before it starts. lifelock's exclusive identity alert system... goes beyond mere credit monitoring, which only alerts you after the theft. with lifelock, it's like having a digital...
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we use peanut oil as the great flavor. you want to get it cooked at this point. >> i like that nice sizzle as soon as you put it in there. >> you want to prefry it three-quarters of the way so it's just about cooked through. just a few minutes. it's really thin. >> the cool thing about your kitchen, they actually have water running all below this so any grease that comes down is immediately wicked away which saves your husband or yourself from doing the cleaning. >> exactly. we'll put that aside. we're going to prefry an egg. what's better than fried eggs? let that cook a little bit more. >> okay. >> the garlic and the chilies. we dump those right in. >> i'm nervous i'm going to lose a hand right here. >> go ahead. and the secret here is you don't want to burn them but you want to get some color. you almost want to smell the fragrance of it. we're going to add the onions in. turn the heat up a little bit. and basically just throw everything else in at this point. except for the basil. throw the mushrooms in there. we're go
we use peanut oil as the great flavor. you want to get it cooked at this point. >> i like that nice sizzle as soon as you put it in there. >> you want to prefry it three-quarters of the way so it's just about cooked through. just a few minutes. it's really thin. >> the cool thing about your kitchen, they actually have water running all below this so any grease that comes down is immediately wicked away which saves your husband or yourself from doing the cleaning. >>...
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i won't use the other word for drunk. my boy had a few too many in eastern china and passed out for five hours in the bathroom, fell through a crack in the bathroom, wasn't discovered until the next morning when they heard screaming. it's where all the human goodness goes. so that is where he spent five hours, passed out drunk. the next morning, heard screaming. that's how people got him out. >> i'm surprised it's a news story. doesn't what happen a lot? >> come on, everyone remembers college. that was kind of crazy. >> barbie are making a new barbie that you and i are going to like. >> really? >> it's like a journalist barbie. >> look at that vinita there. >> you can see she's got a flair for journalism and power pink. a news camera and a microphone. this got us thinking what would ours look like? >> there you are. >> what do you look like? i'm just growing. >> wait a minute. barbie's hungry. >> wait a minute. barbie's hungry. >> there you are wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen-- pat sajak and vanna white! than
i won't use the other word for drunk. my boy had a few too many in eastern china and passed out for five hours in the bathroom, fell through a crack in the bathroom, wasn't discovered until the next morning when they heard screaming. it's where all the human goodness goes. so that is where he spent five hours, passed out drunk. the next morning, heard screaming. that's how people got him out. >> i'm surprised it's a news story. doesn't what happen a lot? >> come on, everyone...